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About Goar Village

Goar is a large village in Barh tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,210, made up of 1,694 males and 1,516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Barh
Pincode 803213
Area (hectares) 432 hectares
Population 3,210
Male Population 1,694
Female Population 1,516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goar compares

By the 2011 count Goar is the 17th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents. Its 432 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Goar

Goar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goar from other places

Goar lies about 60 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Barh, about 4.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Goar
Nearest railway station Barh 4.7 km
Nearest town Bārh 7.0 km
District headquarters Patna 60 km

Villages closest to Goar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Goar

As per the Census of India 2011, Goar village had a population of 3,210. That makes it the 17th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents.

Goar village has 1,694 males and 1,516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Goar is 803213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goar covers 432 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goar falls under Barh tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goar is Barh, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Goar.

Goar is about 60 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goar is in Barh tehsil of Patna district. Barh is about 4.7 km away. Bārh is about 7.0 km away. Patna is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadwan (1.5 km), Dhanwan (1.7 km) and Sikandra (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Goar today is likely to be higher.

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